United reap rewards for keeping faith with cool Forlan

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MISSION accomplished for Manchester United. Not only did they neatly sidestep this Worthington Cup banana skin en route to a fourth consecutive victory, but they also did so without adding to a lengthy injury list that Sir Alex Ferguson hopes will have receded by the time Arsenal visit Old Trafford on Saturday.

The newly prolific Diego Forlán and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored the goals that booked United’s quarter-final place in a competition that they once treated with disdain, giving them a clear conscience before they focus on the more glamorous assignments that lie ahead.